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LOL! I'm in Canads so during the winter we go out until it's 1.4 F or -17 C
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I'm glad you asked this. I was questioning myself yesterday when I kept them in at just below 20 degrees. I've always kept them in if it's below 20, but it was the first snow of the year and they realllllly wanted to go out. I had a child with no snowpants, so I kept them in, but really think we could have gone even if just for 15 minutes.
Also, if school is in session we HAVE to walk to the bus stop in the afternoon, regardless of temp. So, if we can do that, we certainly could play in the fun stuff for a few minutes.
But, I'm 8 months pregnant and wasn't jazzed about getting them all dressed and ready...
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This is so dependent on where they live. While I agree 40 is downright balmy, in Florida or south Texas or California, it would be freezing. Please keep in mind that often people in these parts don't have appropriate gear for being outside in cooler weather as they get so few "freezes"
A provider from south Texas once told me there had been a "coats for kids" fundraiser but so many people complained that the weather doesn't warrant charity providing coats that they changed the fundraiser to something else
A lot of parents in those areas would be furious if their kids were out playing in 35 degree weather.
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Yeah I am in Southern California, and parents would be in shock if kids were out in anything below 40ish. But usually when it's this cold it's raining and windy.Comment
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That and other factors. I have fibromyalgia and the cold kills me. I do everything I can to avoid it. It is 23 here today and snowy. They cancelled school but more for the temps than the couple inches of snow. I figure if the schools don't want the kids out at bus stops I shouldn't have them out either. Luckily our bus stop is in my yard, but not everyone is so lucky, it just happens to be where it is for us. I can send them out when I hear the bus coming (I wish my house was turned some so I could see it), and I stand on the porch and watch them so I have eyes on all my kids at once that way.This is so dependent on where they live. While I agree 40 is downright balmy, in Florida or south Texas or California, it would be freezing. Please keep in mind that often people in these parts don't have appropriate gear for being outside in cooler weather as they get so few "freezes"
A provider from south Texas once told me there had been a "coats for kids" fundraiser but so many people complained that the weather doesn't warrant charity providing coats that they changed the fundraiser to something else
A lot of parents in those areas would be furious if their kids were out playing in 35 degree weather.Comment
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Do you go outside in that? The majority of the winter here (Eastern Ontario) is around -20C but we definitely dip below that as well sometimes. Public Health has made the cutoff for preschool kids to be -17C which is what I adhere too.Comment
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I do, but the daycare kids don't. We've gone out when it's below zero before (otherwise we'd be inside all winter) but it's highly dependent on the day too... sometimes even 10 minutes outside is enough to get some much needed fresh air.
Sometimes we've taken 15-20 minutes to get dressed/ready only to go out for 10 minutes. Do that 3X's in one day and we managed to sneak in half hour of outside time.
Last winter we had more than 100 days where the temp was well below 0. It gets so cold here, our big lake (Lake Superior) actually freezes over. IRCC, no other Great Lake does that. I live close to one of the coldest recorded temps in the US (-60F actual temp).Comment
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My licenser told me that I needed to let my parents know that we would not go out when it was to cold. I told her I did and the parent was upset, she wanted her babies (yes babies, one was an infant other was about 18 months) to go out everyday. Anyways, I told her I was using the chart I found on here. I had printed and laminated it. I showed it to her and she liked it, thought it was a great resource.
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I don't venture outside if it's less than 70*. If we need jackets it's tooooooooooo cold.Comment
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It's 29 with 40 mph gusts. That would require us to only be out about 10 mins. It takes longer than that to get our winter gear on. I passed. We were out for a field trip this morning so they at least got some fresh air in their lungs.
We'll go out in the afternoon when its a bit warmer.
It was 77 here on Christmas just to give some perspective on how cold 29 seems
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The 40 mph gusts would have been a deal breaker for me! I live on the plains--it is very windy here a lot of the time. It definitely factors in when I'm deciding whether to go out.It's 29 with 40 mph gusts. That would require us to only be out about 10 mins. It takes longer than that to get our winter gear on. I passed. We were out for a field trip this morning so they at least got some fresh air in their lungs.
We'll go out in the afternoon when its a bit warmer.
It was 77 here on Christmas just to give some perspective on how cold 29 seemsComment
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No policy
We actually were just having this discussion...we have been going out, or 3 and ups even when wind chill is -10 F and kids have all their gear...just for less time. At least they get the fresh air. But in order to give clear guidelines to staff I feel like we probably do need to have a policy...Comment
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I'm in southern Oregon. We stay in if it's below 45 or over 90.Comment
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